Make it easy this year—especially with your littlest ones—by making writing a letter to Santa a whole event. Grab the milk, grab the cookies, maybe a little bit of candy, and blast the holiday tunes. And to make it all the easier for you, keep reading for our top tips on how to write a letter to Santa—plus, two downloadable and printable templates for kids to fill out.

How to Write a Letter to Santa

Need some help writing a letter to Santa this year? No problem—your resident elves at Parade have you covered. Plus, it’s a great way to teach kids the elements of writing a friendly letter. Here are our top tips for writing to good Old Saint Nick:

Dear Santa Letter Template

For younger kids who need more of a template, download and print out our Letter to Santa Template. Then, have your child (or help your child) fill in the blanks and checkmark the boxes. Be sure to leave it out on Christmas Eve with milk and some delicious Christmas cookies! For kids who need less help in the letter-writing department, check out this downloadable-slash-printable Letter to Santa template that gives you the stationery, but lets kids’ creativity run free. It’s also a great one for bigger kids practicing their penmanship! Personalize it however you want, then don’t forget to leave it out at night or send it to Santa’s Workshop in the mail. Not sure where to send the letter to Santa once it’s written? We’ve got Santa’s address!

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